Iain MacBeath, Adult Social Care Delivery Senior Advisor, the Department of Health and Social Care

The future of Adult Social Care:  the National Care Service, Free Personal Care and the Workforce Action Plan

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A carer talking to two older women.

Last week marked an important moment for the future of adult social care.  The Prime Minister has committed to establishing a National Care Service in the next Parliament founded on the same principles as the NHS, where everyone contributes and …

Minister for Social Care writes to Councils to accelerate Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Care Access 

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A person receiving care and support in a wheelchair

Following Baroness Casey’s recommendation in her Nuffield Trust speech in March this year, the Minister for Social Care has written to local authorities to encourage the fast-tracking of access to care for people with motor neurone disease (MND), ahead of wider reform.